Houton, EMeally, STSanz, SBrechin, EKJones, Leigh2020-01-242020-01-242014-07-10Houton, E., Meally, S. T., Sanz, S., Brechin, E. K., Jones, L. F. (2014) Bulking up: hexanuclear oximato fe(iii) complexes surrounded by sterically demanding co-ligands. Inorganica Chimica Acta 421, pp. 416-422.0020-169310.1016/j.ica.2014.06.021http://hdl.handle.net/2436/623020Despite their inherent steric bulk, a combination of 2-hydroxy-1- naphthaldoxime (L1H2) with polyphenolic carboxylate ligands (1-Naphthoate, 9-Anthracene carboxylate) aid the construction and stabilisation of hexanuclear arrays of Fe(III) ions in the form of [Fe(III) 6O2(L1)2(O2C-R) 10(H2O)2]·8MeCN (R = Naphth-(C 10H8) (1); R = Anthra-(C14H9) (2)). Likewise, the sterically hindered ligand 3,5-di-tert-butyl-salicylaldoxime (L2H2) is able to aid the self-assembly of the tetranuclear, cubane-like species [Fe(III)4(L2) 4(MeOH)4(Cl)4] (3). Magnetic susceptibility studies carried out on 1 and 3 reveal antiferromagnetic exchange between the Fe(III) metal centres affording S = 0 ground spin states in both cases. © 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.application/pdfenCoordination chemistryFerric cagesMolecular magnetismJournal article1873-3255Inorganica Chimica Acta2020-01-22